Aug 2, 2011

Sweet summer corn roasted in the oven and topped of with a light compound butter using fresh cilantro and a pinch of chipotle pepper and cumin.

Farm stands carrying fresh sweet corn are everywhere from July to early September here in New York. That is when corn is so sweet and juicy, you can practically eat it raw! Before the corn season ends, I like to buy fresh corn any chance I get. For the compound butter, you can use any combination of fresh herbs you have on hand, thyme butter or chive butter are some of my favorites. You can make larger amounts and keep it in the refrigerator for at least a week.

My original idea for this post was to make grilled corn but I ran out of gas so I needed a plan B. I came across this super easy method for roasting corn in the oven and I don't think I'll ever make corn any other way. This was super easy and the aroma of roasted corn that filled my kitchen was wonderful; far easier than grilling corn since you don't have to keep turning it.

Another super easy way to cook corn and it comes out moist and tender and the silks slip right off... leave the corn in the husks and cook in the microwave for about 4 minutes each... peel back the husks 1 at a time until the silks are left and then pull them off from the top. Be careful, the husks can get hot! The husks hold in the steam so it makes the corn come out nice and tender. So easy!

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Cat Chat- you need the husks, that is what keeps the steam in and the corn actually cooks from the steam.

Sigrid- Grilling instructions are as follows: Turn the grill on and set to high heat. When the grill is hot, place the corn (with husks on) on the grill. Cover the grill and turn corn often until the husks are charred on all sides, about 20 minutes total.

First off I am new to your site and have signed up for your daily recipe's which I really look forward to. I have already made several of your recipes with great success! As I am a weight watchers member my question is.....how did you come to a points + value of 2 for this recipe when a husk of corn is already 2 points +?

Gina - The herb combo sounds good. My cat loves to help remove the husks - actually somewhat addicted to them - so I husk the corn, season it and wrap it in heavy foil to cook on the grill but I put it on the rack above the grill or use indirect heat. Right now waaaaay too hot to heat kitchen. Deborah

Anonymous, sorry I get an overwhelming amount of comments so I don't always see them right away. I just checked to see if I made an error and you are right, indeed I did have a typo, it's 3 points plus. Thanks for noticing.

I saw this yesterday and had to get some fresh corn to try it. It was soooo good. My husband's eyes rolled back in his head when he took a bite, which I've never seen in 14 years! He even said he was taking some to work tomorrow. Simple, quick, and low in points to boot!